marking time in English
emaining in one place, not advancing forward, standing still
Use "marking time" in a sentence
1. She's just marking time until she goes off to university.
2. He's really just marking time until he's old enough to leave.
3. I was just marking time until a better job came up.
4. I'm just marking time in this job; I'm hoping to become an actor.
5. I'm just marking time in this job-I'm hoping to get into journalism.
6. Countermarch (MC, N, & CG) The command is given from the halt, while marching or marking time